Batticaloa District Office

 
Established in 2001
G. Nagarajan – Acting District Director

No. 185, New Kalmunai Road, Kallady, Batticaloa
Telephone / Facsimile 065 222 4778
Email: sewabatt@sltnet.lk
   
 
District Office Resources

District Information
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Staff - Pre-tsunami:

13

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Total Land Area:

 2,854 km2
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Staff - Post-tsunami:

 28   –

Inland Waters:

 244 km2
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District Office:

 Six Rooms   –

Province:

 Eastern
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Sub Offices:

 --   –

DS Divisions:

  
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Training Centre:

 01   –

GN Divisions:

  
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Capacity:

 --   –

Population:

 486,447
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Accommodation:

 Seven beds   –

Sinhalese:

 3.4%
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Computers:

 02   –

Tamil:

 72.0%
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Vehicles:

 02   –

Muslim:

 23.9%
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Motorcycles:

 14   –

Others:

 0.7%
 

   

Source: Department of Census and Statistics 1999 & 2001
 

District Operational Summary on 02 April 2005
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DS Divisions Covered:
13
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GN Divisions Covered:
39
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Number of CBO Partners:
45
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District Donor Partners:
8
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Number of Current Project:
10
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Total Agreed Budget:

Rs 97,276,482
 

Immediate District Development Objectives
Sewalanka Foundation Batticaloa is working to achieve the following immediate development objectives by December 2005:
– To resettle / relocate and initiate livelihood recovery with 1,500 tsunami affected families
– The development of 30 Stage 0+ CBO partners, 10 Stage 1+ CBO partners and 08 Stage 2+ CBO partners
– A CBO micro-credit programme with a capital value in excess of Rs 5,000,000
– A District Credit Fund with a capital value in excess of Rs 10,000,000
– To support an annual mangrove replanting programme in Batticaloa Lagoon



Long-term District Development Objectives

Sewalanka Foundation Batticaloa is working to achieve the following long-term development objectives by December 2007:

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 To develop two CBO Federations

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 To promote a community-based co-management mechanism, including ecotourism, in Batticaloa Lagoon.


District Development Programmes
The table below provides a summary of Sewalanka Foundation Batticaloa’s District Development Programmes, indicating the main activities, DS and GN Divisions and the number of CBOs with which we are working.
           

Strategic Areas

Activities

No. DS

No. GN

CBOs

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 Agricultural Development & Micro-finance FO / CBO capacity building. FO / CBO institutional development. Micro-finance. Technical training. Tank Rehabilitation 05 09 56

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 Fisheries Development & Micro-finance FCS institutional development. Micro-finance. Fisheries Management. 04 07 08

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 Environment / Conservation / Ecotourism Mangrove Reforestation. 03 04 04

      Total 69


Current Donor Partners and Project Activities

The table below provides a summary of Sewalanka Foundation Batticaloa’s current donor partners and project activities, indicating activities, DS and GN Divisions and the number of project partner CBOs.

 

 

Donor Partner

Full Project Title

Activities

No. DS

No. GN

CBOs

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NAQDA, GoSL / ADB, 2005 - 2008 Aquatic Resources Development and Quality Improvement Porject FCS capacity building. FCS institutional development. Micro-finance. Fishery Management. 02 02 02

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++Embassy of Japan, 2005 Clearing of areas affected by Tsunami Cash for work. 02 02 02

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NECCDEP, GoSL / ADB, 2005 - 2009 North East Coastal Community Development Project FCS capacity building. FCS institutional development. Micro-finance. Social Infrastructure. Mangrove reforestation. Fishery Management. 03 06 06

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++ Hilfswerk Austria, 2005 Delivery of emergency rehabilitation and livelihood reconstruction assistance to 2,500 tsunami affected families in the eastern districts of Batticaloa and Batticaloa Emergency Relief. Emergency boat repairs & gear replacement. New boat & gear replacement. School Breakfast Programme. 12 12 12

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++ DanChurchAid, 2005 Delivery of emergency relief items to 4,500 tsunami affected families and emergency assistance to support the temporary (or permanent) resettlement (or relocation) of 5,138 tsunami affected families Emergency Relief. NFI. Water & Sanitation. Temporary Shelter 03 03 --

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FAO Seedy Paddy Production Project Agriculture Development 1 42 42

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CAARP, 2004 - 2005 Village Rehabilitation Plan, Othamavadi CBO capacity building. CBO institutional development. Social Infrastructure. Livelihood micro-finance. 01 01 02
– UNDP Transition Programme, 2004 - 2005 Fisheries Economic Recovery Project FCS capacity building. FCS institutional development. Micro-finance. Fisheries Management 07 09 09
– UNDP Transition Programme, 2004 Rebuilding the livelihoods of 240 lagoon fishermen and promoting the restoration of mangroves in Batticaloa Lagoon FCS capacity building. FCS institutional development. Micro-finance. Mangrove Reforestation 02 04 04
– Embassy of Japan , 2004 Livelihood enhancement of selected poor farmers in eleven (11) villages in two DS Divisions in Batticaloa District CBO capacity building. CBO institutional development. Agricultural Inputs. Tank Rehabilitation 02 11 11

District Donor Partners (1993 – 04)

The table below provides a history of Sewalanka Foundation Batticaloa’s donor partners since 2001

Donor Partner

Year

Sector
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 AusAID 2002 - 2004 Social infrastructure / CBO Development / Micro-finance - Livelihood
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 USAID / OTI 2003 CBO Development / Micro-finance – Fisheries


District Operational Budget on 02 April 2005
The table below provides a summary of Sewalanka Foundation Batticaloa’s current operational budget on 02 April 2005
         
 

Donor Partner

Agreed Budget

Funds Received

Funds Disbursed
– NAQDA ADRQIP 2,827,275 0 0  
– NECCDEP 0
 0 0
– Hilfswerk Austria 0 0 0
– DanChurchAid 75,503,595 14,280,776 14,190,776
– FAO 500,000 250,000 240,000
– CAARP 0 0 0
– UNDP TP (4 FCS) 1,630,000 650,000 0
– UNDP TP (7 FCS) 0 0 0
–  UNDP TP ( II ) 9,803,750 4,151,875 263,289
–  Embassy of Japan 7,011,862 4,737,775 4,737,775
 
Total
 97,276,482 24,070,426 19,431,840
         

District Overview on 03 April 2005

A summary of the tsunami affected-and-not-affected DS and GN Divisions in which Sewalanka Foundation Batticaloa is currently working is able to be downloaded as a PDF here.


Download the whole Sewalanka Foundation Batticaloa overview here as a PDF.

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